Boosting European Competitiveness: Where To Go From Here?
11 October 2017, 19:00
Re-industrialising Europe is a top priority for the Juncker Commission. However, in the Digital Age, what can Europe do to boost its competitiveness? Can we succeed by blending labs, fabs and apps, as former Commissioner Pascal Lamy recently suggested? Can the Fourth Industrial Revolution create for Europe new opportunities for industrial growth, as much as it will likely do for China and the US? And what role can an EU-wide ecosystem of young researchers play?
The LSE Alumni Association Belgium, in collaboration with the FCC study at CERN, has brought together some of the key players to discuss how EU investment, big projects and the lessons learned from the first half of Horizon 2020 can bring more innovation and sustainable development to the EU. The panel will provide insights into what new and emerging technologies can do to boost markets, how we give rein to fundamental research to create world-beating applications and how innovation can build not just strong businesses, but also better societies.
The panel is made up of the following speakers:
Alexandre Affre, Director of Industrial Affairs at Business Europe
Johannes Gutleber, Senior Scientist, Future Circular Collider (FCC) study at CERN
Harri Kulmala, CEO of DIMECC LTd (one of the leading European co-creation platforms), and member of the European Commission’s High Level Group on maximising impact of EU research and innovation programmes
Robert Madelin, Fipra International's Chairman, former Senior Adviser for Innovation and former Director General of DG CONNECT at the European Commission
Tommaso Valletti, LSE alumnus (MSc and PhD in Economics), Chief Competition Economist at the European Commission and Professor of Economics at Imperial College London
The event will be moderated by tech policy journalist Jennifer Baker. A drinks reception will follow.
Date and time: Wednesday 11 October. Doors open at 18:30. The discussion will start at 19:00 sharp.
Venue: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Bastion Tower, Place du Champ de Mars 5, 1050 Brussels
Event open to: Alumni and friends (paying and non-paying)
